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Hans Makart (28 May 1840 – 3 October 1884) was a 19th-century Austrian academic history painter, designer, and decorator. Makart was a prolific painter whose ideas significantly influenced the development of visual art in Austria-Hungary, Germany, and beyond.
Both celebrated and condemned for his sensual, historical and legacy paintings, Hans Makart produced richly colored and atmospheric works that had an extraordinary impact on late-nineteenth century Viennese culture.
Leading the Revival of Realism. Obituary from The Chronicle of Art, Oct. 1884:Hans Markart (1840-1884) was born in Salzburg. He studied at Munich under Piloty - whose best pupil he was - and afterwards at Rome; and at seven-and-twenty the Paris Exhibition mad him famous.
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The Five Senses is a panel of five oil paintings produced by Hans Makart, the chief artist of the Viennese Court in the second half of the 19th century and the premier Austrian painter of his age.
May 15, 2024 · Paintings by Hans Makart. From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository. Hans Makart (1840–1884) Alternative names. Johann Ferdinand Apollonius Makart. Description. Austrian painter, drawer, designer and decorator. academic history painting. Date of birth/death.
Inspired by fashionable salon pictures with erotic motifs, which he had seen at the London World’s Fair (1862), Makart created paintings that displayed an erotic sensuality, executed in shining colors. His sensual style was much criticized, but eventually led to Makart’s breakthrough.
